Don't Open This Podcast

Greetings Dear Listeners and welcome to part 2 of THE 100TH EPISODE SPECTACULAR! Why is this 100 Part 2 and not just episode 101? Don't concern yourself with that (especially since we have Part 3 incoming to end this). Mike & Tim continue through their top 100 lists and even break their 1000th film milestone for the podcast. Thank you again to everyone for the support through the past seve...

Take a seat and get comfortable, dear listeners. You have made it through 99 episodes of over 800 morsels of terrifying and spine-tingling recommendations, so Mike and Tim are here to bring us over the edge of 1000 films as they celebrate the 100th episode with their top 100 lists of their favorite horror! They throw everything you can think of from coastal terrors and subterranean creatures to ba...

Welcome to the main even here tonight in the DOTP ring as Mike & Tim pit original against remake in the most bone-crunching, nerve-splitting, no-holds-barred matchups that are allowed on the airwaves! We have combatants everywhere from Texas to New York(ish) right up to the Great White North! Settle in because the bell is about to ring for round 1 of FEAR FACEOFF!

Ahhh Yes! April Fools! Where to begin? While generally recognized as a centuries-old tradition that serves as a day for lighthearted pranks & merriment, Mike & Tim appear to have adopted their own tradition. Join them for their second foray into cinematic tomfoolery as they pull the horror rug on you yet again…for a once-a-year genre switch! The guys, like many of you, love all sorts of mo...

Greetings Listeners! For this episode we’ve scraped the very bottom of the cinematic sewer to serve up six sleazy flicks sure to leave you itching for a shower afterward! Join Mike & Tim as they travel back in time to the GRINDHOUSE heyday of Times Square where a certifiable smorgasbord of sleaze awaits your senses! From shotgun blasted heads, gut munching aliens & pounds of naked flesh to...

Are Monday's getting you down? Is your 9-5 grind killing you? Well, you're in luck because the doctor is in and he's prescribing you DOTP for that dose of terror to get you through this week! Mike and Tim return to bring you all sorts of career carnage from frightening physicians and killer clowns to zombie islands and deadly deskjobs! All that and more on OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS! Disclai...

Welcome back to “Don’t Open This Podcast”, please dim the lights, join hands, & no matter what occurs… DO NOT break the circle! Mike & Tim have been knee deep in paranormal text books, harnessing their combined knowledge to summon 6 extra sensory fright flicks guaranteed to blow your mind! From astral projection fueled revenge , malicious mind readers, & rebellious clairvoyants to tele...

Don't Open This Podcast University's first semester has begun and class is in session! Your professors, Mike & Tim, are here to give you a crash course in terror! From classroom pranks & hallway prowlers to drama club high-jinx & collegiate decapitations… this episode delivers high marks & high tension! We just hope YOU make the cut in CAMPUS CARNAGE Vol 1!

Has your New Year been terrifying? Then Don't Open This Podcast is here to bring you those calming familiar haunts you probably didn’t know about but most certainly will love! You've asked for it, and we've listened! Mike & Tim tackle an eclectic mix of six spine tinglers that deserve their time out of the crypt & onto your TV screens! We're pulling out everything from murd...

You're still here, dear listeners? Then grab a shovel and help us bury 2025 once and for all! Mike, Tim, and Anthony return once more to bring you 16 more films to wind down the year (before immediately opening the coffin on 2026). It's witches, devils, and werewolves (oh my) as the Don't Open crew throw everything they have left at you to keep that chill in your spine. It all ends her...

Season's Greetings to all! Mike, Tim, and Anthony have an extra gift in their stockings for all you Holiday Horror Hounds! The guys ventured so deep into the night covering every horror film of their 2025 watchlists that the standard 2-Part “YEAR IN FEAR” format couldn’t contain them all! No need to fret, they would never leave you HANGING under the mistletoe! Today, they are serving up 18 tit...

The year is coming to a close but the horrors are never-ending! Mike, Tim, and Anthony bring you 28 terrifying takes on the films of 2025, but this isn't our final destination! You won't have to wait 28 years later for us to drop part 2 because the YEAR IN FEAR is here to carry you into the beyond!

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, Mike & Tim return just in time to serve up a horrendously huge helping of everyone’s holiday favorite, FAMILIAL HORROR! The guys are so damn thankful for all of you listeners that they’re putting their own necks on the line by inviting all sorts of cinematic psychos over to DOTP Headquarters to host a fright feast for your ear drums! From deep in the...

Welcome back all you denizens of doom! We figured that AFTER the October spike to your blood sugar & BEFORE the impending Thanksgiving carb overload… you may be in need of a palate cleanser. Fear not! As Mike & Tim have enlisted their pal Anthony to help serve up something refreshingly ghoulish! Every horror fan has a slew of film titles that they wanted to like but failed to click with th...

Are you still gasping for breath under the pile of movies we buried you in last time? Well you'll need to dig your way out because Mike & Tim are back with another 41 films that'll carry you through Halloween and into the next holiday season!! From body horror to haunted houses, tiny terrors to grindhouse sleaze; the crew is ready to wrap the first annual Spooktacular and begin the Halloween r...

That chill in the air and crunch of crisp leaves can only mean that Halloween season is here again, dear listeners, and Mike & Tim are bringing you the first annual Spooktacular to celebrate! Over 30 films to discover with everything from ghosts and ghouls to witches and werewolves and beyond to keep you up with things that go bump in the night. There are even some costumes and candy abound wi...

Fall is here and October approaches, but didn't we just finish the Summer Of Fear? There is no time to rest here at Don't Open This Podcast as Mike & Tim take the briefest of breathers before carrying you into the Halloween season! 6 frightening (and 1 frightener) films to cleanse your palates of the Summer fare and prepare you for the Fall harvest on the SINISTER SEASON SEGUE!

You opened the pod. They came! The Summer Of Fear is over once again as Mike and Tim summon the rest of the DOTP crew to bring you the second annual MAILBAG OF DOOM! Mike, Tim, Kristen, and Anthony tackle every lovingly crafted letter you sent in full of your horrifying questions that have managed to warm our cold, dead hearts. It's all for you, listeners, so we're breaking out the stack and slici...

Greetings fellow counselors! As some of you may have noticed, we’ve lost a few of our associates over the course of this grueling “Summer of Fear” series! Mike & Tim applaud your critical thinking skills & intense will to survive as we enter the 3rd and final chapter of our sweltering murder marathon !Join us as we celebrate & discuss the second half of “Friday the 13th: Anatomy of a F...

Greetings Unhappy Campers! “Don’t Open This Podcast” returns to quench your blood thirst as our swelteringly hot “Summer of Fear” series keeps on trucking! In this very special installment, Tim goes missing… leaving Mike & camp counselor Anthony to tend the fire while delving into 6 of their favorite Summer Themed horror films! Join them for a S’MOREgasbord of Terror, spanning “FINAL DESTINATI...

Welcome counselors to Camp Carnage (name change pending!) We hope you enjoyed your first day of orientation so feel free to grab a blanket and gather around the fire as Mike and Tim will be doing a very special Don't Open This Podcast to kick off your Summer! What better way to settle in before the campers arrive than with an Anatomy Of A Franchise on Friday The 13th! Just some light housekeeping...

Hey there “Don’t Open This Podcast “ fans! We hope you’re all enjoying the warm weather & unavoidable chaos! We’re currently hard at work putting together a fittingly epic return of our “Summer of Fear” series. In the meantime, we cooked up this creepy appetizer for your ears to enjoy! Mike & Tim present some timely terror news, share their thoughts on some enticing horror trailers, &...

You asked for it and we heard you! Mike and Tim dust off their mining pans to go looking for those hidden gems tucked away just out of your reach. They'll be pulling up jewels for everyone; from killer literature to revenge-driven scientists to gooey buddy cop madness, this episode has it all! So, strap on a helmet and help us dig in UNSUNG HORROR VOL 5 (A NEW BEGINNING)!

Greetings Kiddies! This week, Mike & Tim have curated a spine-tingling selection of horror shows guaranteed to fill up every night of your week for months to come! Your devoted hosts present to you, commercial free, a plethora of TV Terror! From deranged serial killers & cursed kid shows to vampiric folk tales, unique anthologies, & a slew of Lovecraftian beasties run amok! New or Old,...

Vampires are back on DOTP? That's right; you didn't stake this episode in the heart! Mike and Tim continue creeping through crypts in search of every cinematic vampire worth a watch from parody films to exploitation, even into space! Then sit right down and settle in for something you'll really want to sing your fangs into with SINNERS! We may be undead, but we keep our finger on the pulse here at...